Gear, Growth, and Gains: New Podcast Episode 003: AAS for Untested Powerlifters; Cardiovascular & Psych Effects; Women & GH Secretagogues; Thyroid...

[Ateam2023]

I wonder if someone were to have a surgery where there was a really long incision, what would be the optimal stack for tissue healing? With the best possible outcome, as far as fastest healing and minimal scarring goes?
I assume gh, bpc-157, and tb-500. Any others you would recommend for faster repair and neoangiogenesis?

i recently had elbow/hand surgery with the elbow incision being 3" long (on inside elbow) , i was using tb/bpc and i swear i was healed up like a wolverine and you can barely see the scar after 8-9 weeks post op , i have since stopped the peptides and i am noticeably achey throughout my body so those peptides do work especially in a slightly larger dose as most articles recommended

 

[UncleBuns]

@Type-IIx Great pod and great info, much appreciated!

In regards to training for strength, power, and adaptations associated with those without putting on mass. Do you think there is an anabolic threshold like a dose level that needs to be kept so that more muscle mass is not acquired? Basically if one were to go through a training phase doing strictly strength and power related training, keeping volume and set rep schemes and intensity totally geared towards strength and power and keeping calorie intake to a level to only try and aid recovery is there a risk of adding muscle mass if the amount of milligrams of anabolics is too high. I'm assuming it would depend on compound choices and that if you're not doing hypertrophy stimulating training and not eating enough calories to add tissue then it would be difficult. I'm wondering if there's enough anabolic drug stimulation though you would be at risk of putting on mass.

Not sure if my question makes sense but I tried to word it the best I could.

 

[Type-IIx]

@Type-IIx Great pod and great info, much appreciated!

In regards to training for strength, power, and adaptations associated with those without putting on mass. Do you think there is an anabolic threshold like a dose level that needs to be kept so that more muscle mass is not acquired? Basically if one were to go through a training phase doing strictly strength and power related training, keeping volume and set rep schemes and intensity totally geared towards strength and power and keeping calorie intake to a level to only try and aid recovery is there a risk of adding muscle mass if the amount of milligrams of anabolics is too high. I'm assuming it would depend on compound choices and that if you're not doing hypertrophy stimulating training and not eating enough calories to add tissue then it would be difficult. I'm wondering if there's enough anabolic drug stimulation though you would be at risk of putting on mass.

Not sure if my question makes sense but I tried to word it the best I could.

It makes sense but there’s no answer. It depends: on compound; on body and muscle mass; cycle length; on nutritional; and individual factors.

 

[UncleBuns]

It makes sense but there’s no answer. It depends: on compound; on body and muscle mass; cycle length; on nutritional; and individual factors.

Come on man! Just give me a definitive black and white answer.... Lol

Makes sense. Thanks.

 

[AlexDavis43]

Come on man! Just give me a definitive black and white answer.... Lol

Makes sense. Thanks.

Man up and face reality. You're not going to do any better on a gram/wk (or more?)

If you accept this challenge, get one of those at-home blood pressure cuffs and adjust cardio and BP meds accordingly. But I don't think you'll get much bigger.

 

[UncleBuns]

Man up and face reality. You're not going to do any better on a gram/wk (or more?)

If you accept this challenge, get one of those at-home blood pressure cuffs and adjust cardio and BP meds accordingly. But I don't think you'll get much big

I think you're confused about my question and info I'm looking for. I have zero interest in getting bigger or gaining any extra body weight.

 

[UncleBuns]

About one week ago I finished my largest AAS mg + GH IU cycle (large for me but not my bodybuilding standards) yet. The block consisted of large volume of training completely focused on strength, power, base cardio, and skill/technique improvement. As expected, scale weight increased but went significantly higher than in my past experiences. Now I am off and the scale weight is coming down as expected. I suspect the higher AAS load increase glycogen and water and muscle, but I'm hoping the higher GH dose was the main reason for increased scale weight. I get significant water retention as GH dose increases. This is all based on my personal experience and these increases would be laughable for a bodybuilder. 5 extra lbs Is very noticeable for me and 10 extra lbs diminishes my athletic abilities so much that it's a struggle to remind myself it's temporary because of how much slower and less nimble I am.

Usually takes 3-4 weeks at least to see where I settle in for baseline weight. I started cutting immediately after the training block, although lightly the first week and then ramping up. Calories are always a bit higher during these periods and some body fat is put on, I tried to not gain more than about 2 lb of fat the entire block. Easier said than done because I'm hungry as hell the whole time.

I'm going to experiment with this over time as I imagine there is a milligram ceiling where recovery, strength, and preferred adaptations are maximized and any mg's over it are a waste and just bring more side effects and possibly accrual of unwanted lean tissue.

I really hope that I didn't gain much muscle! Not so easy to get rid of unwanted muscle. I expect that it will all work out well, but we shall see. If this cycle pans out then it will be my go-to from now on.

 

[UncleBuns]

One more thing to add. I've been gearing my strength, phases and compound choices to recovery, but also to grow and strengthen connective tissues. My thought was to build long-term strength through the normal pathways but instead of muscle hypertrophy focus on tendon, fascia, connective tissues etc. I'm thinking this will help with injury prevention over time and also be a decent pathway to focus on strength increase without increasing muscle size. Admittedly I need to do more research into this though as I'm not sure how big of a benefit that would be. My knowledge on how much the connective tissues matter for transferring muscle strength into the actual movement is somewhat basic. My hope is that over the long term it will pan out well.

 

[Type-IIx]

One more thing to add. I've been gearing my strength, phases and compound choices to recovery, but also to grow and strengthen connective tissues. My thought was to build long-term strength through the normal pathways but instead of muscle hypertrophy focus on tendon, fascia, connective tissues etc. I'm thinking this will help with injury prevention over time and also be a decent pathway to focus on strength increase without increasing muscle size. Admittedly I need to do more research into this though as I'm not sure how big of a benefit that would be. My knowledge on how much the connective tissues matter for transferring muscle strength into the actual movement is somewhat basic. My hope is that over the long term it will pan out well.

Increased tendon stiffness benefits performance but increases the risk of catastrophic strain (“torn” muscle or sinew).

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[DugPrime]

Hello @Type-IIx, do you know if the famous stack :

GHK-CU/BPC-157/TB-500

Can be taken year round?

 

[Type-IIx]

Hello @Type-IIx, do you know if the famous stack :

GHK-CU/BPC-157/TB-500

Can be taken year round?

It's impossible to say with confidence since there is no data on long-term safety profiles in humans. My personal opinion is that these drugs are "band-aid" solutions, and I am inherently skeptical of their use long-term, because if a bodybuilder or lifter is always getting injured, then the solution should be better training program design, and injury preventive training methods.